There was a special contestant at my last Don’t Spit The Water as A Cat before the show goes on hiatus. Jay Maynard- The Tron Guy! Yep, he built a realistic suit based on the movie Tron and he wore his whole get up. We had to take some special precautions with the final round to make sure he didn’t get zapped if his battery suit got wet. He was one tough customer and managed to hold his water during all 3 comedians in round 1 ….

but in the 2 minute round he gave in!

To be fair, I’m whispering in his ear that if he doesn’t spit the water I’ll claw his dick off. It was a dirty trick, considering that my character doesn’t usually speak. But I wasn’t gonna let him get away dry!

alas, Hot Pocket is no longer on the iO schedule. (RIP) goodbye to an unabashedly fun, smart, and dirty team.

and now the task of finding a new name for my new team begins again.  while i did enjoy the fact that Hot Pocket was a euphemism for lady parts, not just a delicious microwavable snack, i wonder what the process of finding a team name will be like with this new group of people.  our name on the iO schedule right now is Joey’s Haunting, which is a Real World reference… lets hope we can decide on something quickly.  

also, Don’t Spit the Water is going on indefinite hiatus beginning August 9th.  you may only have one more chance to see me as A Cat!  more info to come!

I’ve been performing as the comedian, A Cat, in the hilarious live game show Don’t Spit the Water

It’s a great show that is so fun to do. Come check it out! I’m performing on June 7th.

Episode One: Spring Cleaning from Threadless.com on Vimeo.We started working on a new web program at work. Here’s our premiere episode!

I’m back! The trip was amazing. Had an incredible time teaching a long-form workshop in Adelaide and visiting the always awesome Leena and Adam as well as other buddies down under. I have a new appreciation for just how long the average vacation for a non-American is. Most people would ask me how long I was staying and when I told them three weeks they were aghast. ONLY 3 weeks! Imagine that…

pictures can be found here

I climbed a glacier! I fed a kangaroo! I hugged a koala! I surfed (well, more like stand-floated)!

But now I’m back and working on getting some stand-up together and making this agent thing happen.

i love this man(obama, not will.i.am)    

A video of Charlie and I waiting to make a video.
I love my job.

this is Pooey. (she’s the non-stuffed animal in the picture)

facts about Pooey:

she’s my roommate Scott’s cat.

she’s 17 years old!

she dressed up like an elf for christmas and was thrilled to be photographed!

my iO team was named Cowboy Culture when they first put us on the schedule.

we’ve been tentatively going by that name for two months while trying to choose a name. many names were tried on and lobbied for. among them- Pink Laces, Bryce Danyon’s Man Canyon, Cowboy Couture and Mr. Splashypants

none of them fit.

then last week a name was suggested that no one hated and most people liked.

ladies and gentlemen, we are Hot Pocket. can we get a suggestion of anything at all?

Hey Friends!

It’s 2008 and things are pretty amazing already.

#1- This website. Look around. It rules.

#2- In one month I’ll be in Australia! It’s summer there!

Yup, I’m going to Australia for 3 weeks (Feb 12-Mar5) to visit some friends (especially Leena!) and I couldn’t be more excited.

#3- Don’t Spit The Water is returning to the Playground and in addition to dancing with the Chicago Sashay Company I’ll also be a comic! Come see my debut on February 2nd at 10pm at the Playground.

kstud